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He was named man of the match for the Swans in their 1-1 draw at North Leigh last Saturday.

“It meant so much to me after being out for so long,” he said.

“I’ve been mentally trying to get over it and I felt like I have some pride back and feel like myself again.

Tom Hoskins

“To be honest, I feel like I’m nowhere near where I want to be because I’m 100 per cent not fit at all.

“I feel like I’m about 40-50 per cent, but I’m trying my hardest to get fit on and off the pitch.

“I just want to say thank you to Slimbridge and the management team for trusting in me because they’ve been amazing.

“I thought Korey Pring was superb last week and he has massive potential, but in my opinion the whole team should have been named man of the match as we showed great character and there was definitely an improvement.”

Hoskins has been praised for his bravery by manager Freddy Ward ahead of Saturday’s home match against AFC Totton.

“He’s come back from such a bad injury tremendously and he’s a brave lad to even want to get back on the pitch at all,” Ward said.

“In our last couple games have shown we have defended better has a team but him and Korey have stood up and been rocks at the back.

“Tom is always willing to learn and ask if he could have done things better and in this day and age the majority think they’re the finished article.